Is Chess.com Two-faced?

No problem with you expressing your opinion. No problem with me expressing mine - which is that yours is ridiculous.

Why don't I send you that list? I can't be bothered. But, it doesn't bother me if you sell my browsing history. Big whoop. That's just the Internet. It still isn't going to cost ME. Your logic is ridiculous. Bet you use Google - going to threaten them with a lawsuit because they leave cookies on your computer too?

That makes me a stakeholder. So it isn't outrageous for me to request a change in a policy that i find intruisive. Is there a problem with me expressing that I find it offensive that chess.com tracks my internet usage when i leave this site? I understand that you all seem perfectely fine with it. So why don't you send me a list of all the sites you visit too and I'll save that information and sell it to people and I will do this all for free. That's right I'll collect and sell all your information at no charge to you, it's free.

I don't think you're a stakeholder until you buy shares in the company. Now, if you really want to keep yourself as private as possible on the Internet, then you will have to take precautions such as those suggested about spyware and adware. But, I personally suspect that your annoyance is due more to getting put in time-out after one of your conversations during live-chess was flagged by the profane-bot.

I agree with the OP - no site should covertly track users' other browsing activities. It's about transparency & trust.

I don't know if chess.com uses tracking cookies or not but I've noticed exactly the same thing as dlagwagon - I keep seeing adverts on this site related to my other site visits & it's starting to concern me.

I use Norton antivirus on my other PC & that does detect & remove tracking cookies but I've got McAfee protecting this one & I'm not sure if it's doing the same job (I'll be looking into that).

Yes thank you, you're right! You are a corporate stakeholder, and so am I! I definitely feel different. Kind of powerful. I suggest a nice double gin/tonic(w/ fresh limes). That will settle your nerves

I agree with the OP - no site should covertly track users' other browsing activities. It's about transparency & trust.

I don't know if chess.com uses tracking cookies or not but I've noticed exactly the same thing as dlagwagon - I keep seeing adverts on this site related to my other site visits & it's starting to concern me.

I use Norton antivirus on my other PC & that does detect & remove tracking cookies but I've got McAfee protecting this one & I'm not sure if it's doing the same job (I'll be looking into that).

Whatever's going on, it should only be done with our consent.

Again, bring this to google because they are the ones who are doing that. They also give you the choice to opt out of them. Chess.com has nothing to do with that.

Yes thank you, you're right! You are a corporate stakeholder, and so am I! I definitely feel different. Kind of powerful. I suggest a nice double gin/tonic(w/ fresh limes). That will settle your nerves

oh, yeah, corporate responsibility and users having a say, what a crazy idea. fingers point in all directions. "it wasn't me. google made me use their ad service and spy on my customers. blame google." "people can't be stakeholders in companies, it's not like we want our services to be favorable to customers or that their tax dollars paid for the infrastructure that companies need to exist. crazy idea that is. only shareholders should decide what a company does."